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UK approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid
The U.K.’s drugs regulator on Friday approved the use of a second oral COVID-19 pill to be taken at home. The Medicines and Healthcare Products…
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Ireland cuts COVID-19 quarantine as 92 percent of cases now Omicron
Ireland has cut its isolation time for people diagnosed with COVID-19 who have had their booster jab after a significant surge in coronavirus cases over…
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Biden-Putin call ushers in new phase of diplomacy
President Joe Biden warned President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that continuing Russia’s aggressive military buildup on the border with Ukraine could force NATO to move…
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French government: EU-based Brits can travel through France — for now
The French government has said that British citizens living in the EU are allowed to travel through France to get back home after visiting the…
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Ex-Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz to work for tech billionaire Peter Thiel
Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has a high-ranking managerial job lined up for the new year — working for a controversial U.S. data analytics company, according…
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Germany powers down 3 nuclear plants
Three nuclear-fired power plants will be taken off the grid in Germany on Friday as part of the country’s plan to end atomic power. “The…
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Ghislaine Maxwell convicted in Epstein sex abuse case
NEW YORK — The British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted Wednesday of luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by the American millionaire Jeffrey Epstein.…
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EU-based Brits can’t travel home via Eurotunnel, company warns
Eurotunnel is warning British citizens living in the EU that they cannot travel through France by car to get home from the U.K. The notification…
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Poland digs in over mine spat with EU
Poland and the EU are on yet another collision course after the Polish government doubled down this week on its refusal to close a controversial…
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Russian court bans second major human rights group in 2 days
A Russian court on Wednesday ordered the closure of a second major human rights group in two days, banning Memorial Human Rights Center a day…
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